It looked like the set of "Gunsmoke" the past few days at the Oklahoma City Gun Club, only Marshal Dillon, Festus and Miss Kitty weren't there. However, there were plenty of people dressed like them.

Cowboy action shooting has grown in popularity over the last several years and now enjoys an international membership in excess of 80,000, with registered clubs in 50 states and six countries.

RENTON, Wash., Aug 10 (Reuters) - Passers-by at the Renton Fish and Game Club in Washington state on Saturday could be forgiven for thinking they had time-traveled to the late-1800s Wild West. The ...